English → Latin
“expectorate” in Latin
exscreōto cough up, to spit out by coughing, hawkexspuōto spit out; to ejectmēme, myself; accusative singular of ego; by me, with me, from me; ablative singular of ego
The English word expectorate itself goes back to Latin pectus, through expectorātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
expectorate
exscreare: exscreare per tussim: extussire (Cels., 2, 8, med.): sputum edere (to bring up; Cels., 2, 8, med.; from context, edere only; edere sputa per fauces tussi, Lucr., 6, 1188): exspuere (e.g., pus, Cels., 2, 8): ☞ expectorare prae-classical, Ennius, ap. Cic., is to drive or bunish from the heart.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for expectorate?
- The usual Latin words for “expectorate” are exscreō, exspuō, mē. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.